Carl John BondelTechnology Specialist

Carl John Bondel, 52, a technology and computer specialist with ExxonMobil and other companies, died May 18 of melanoma at his home in Reston.

Mr. Bondel came to the Washington area 30 years ago to visit his sister. On a whim, he applied for a job at the Twin Bridges Marriott in Arlington. He met his future wife in the personnel office.

He worked in front-office management and with the Information Systems Division of Marriott from 1977 to 1984. After a year as a technology consultant, he joined the former Mobil Oil Corp. (now ExxonMobil), where he worked for 18 years in several positions with the marketing systems group, eventually becoming a senior project manager.

From 2004 to 2006, he was a consultant with Software AG in Reston.

Mr. Bondel was born in Port au Prince, Haiti, and came to the United States when he was 5. He grew up on Long Island, N.Y., and attended a French-language school in Switzerland. He was a graduate of Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

He volunteered with Reston Interfaith, a nonprofit organization that provides support to the needy. He enjoyed travel, the beach, cooking and wine.

Survivors include his wife of 26 years, Mary Louise Bondel of Reston; two daughters, Elise C. Bondel and Laura M. Bondel, both of Reston; his mother, Georgette Bondel of Boca Raton, Fla.; and two sisters, Careen Hubbard of Boca Raton and Florence Bosch of Rockville.

-- Matt Schudel

Raymond J. LynchFTC Judge

Raymond J. Lynch, 97, an administrative law judge for the Federal Trade Commission, died of cancer June 8 at his home in Bethesda.

Mr. Lynch's cases included disputes about price-fixing of household glass products and a 1973 decision that Wonder Bread's claim to "build strong bodies 12 ways" was not false advertising.